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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianhui-1B
Launched
May 6, 2012
Summary
Tianhui-1B launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 6, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 107th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,211th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianhui 1-02, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 511 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 16th Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 107th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,211th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianhui 1-02 · NORAD 38256 · 2012-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-020A
- Epoch
- 2012-05-06 09:52:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22533608 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007885
- Inclination
- 97.3633°
- Ascending node
- 247.0962°
- Arg. of perigee
- 326.9258°
- Mean anomaly
- 53.4238°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Tianhui 1-02 · NORAD 38256 · re-entered February 11, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tianhui-1B was the second Chinese Tianhui stereo-mapping satellite, carrying stereoscopic and multispectral cameras for topographic mapping from a sun-synchronous orbit of about 500 km.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
21st launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 58th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
168 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tianhui-1B launch?
Tianhui-1B launched on May 6, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tianhui-1B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tianhui-1B?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Tianhui-1B launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tianhui-1B reach?
Tianhui 1-02, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 511 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Tianhui-1B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).